Suspect yet to be arrested as family calls for justice

Rape of 9-year-old

– perpetrator ‘disappears’, moved out of home after release from police station

Over five months have passed since a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the mining town of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), by a male relative and the police are thus far unable to apprehend him.
Despite several failed searches, the police issued a wanted bulletin for the 53-year-old man of Mackstrad, Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden. He is wanted for questioning in connection with the rape of the child.
Initially, upon a report made about the incident, he was arrested and placed on station bail and it was while being a free man, he went into hiding. During this time, the police were seeking legal advice on the matter.
However, by the time the file had been returned from the Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP’s) office, the man had already moved out of his residence without notifying the cops.
Reports are that the child left her residence on September 27, 2019, to spend the weekend with relatives in the mining town and returned home on September 29 in a withdrawn state. She subsequently confided in her aunt about the incident and a report was made to the police.
The GPF is urging anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of the three men to contact the police on telephone numbers 261-2760, 216-0254, 216-0251, 226-6978, 911 or the nearest police station, as all information will be treated with the strictest confidence.
It was reported that the child left her mother’s residence on September 27, 2019, to spend a weekend with relatives in the mining town. However, upon returning home, she confided in several relatives who contacted the police.
The child’s grandmother told Guyana Times that the middle-aged perpetrator took her granddaughter along with his two grandchildren to “Blue Water Lake” and a creek in “Buck Town” under the pretence of teaching them to swim.
However, he allegedly touched the 9-year-old’s private parts inappropriately despite her asking him to stop. The man reportedly used his genital to rub the child’s buttocks before inserting his finger inside of her private part.
Following the police report, the suspect was arrested and told of the allegation, which he denied. He was released on a small amount of station bail.
The furious grandmother further explained that the child underwent a medical examination which proved that she had been sexually violated.
It was reported that relatives of the suspect contacted the relatives of the child offering to settle the matter in the form of financial compensation.